William Ball and Philip Speer started My Name is Joe Coffee Co. last February to offer people a pick-me-up—but not just via the caffeine. In a respectful nod to the ever-important number 12 (as in ...
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Like Game of Thrones’ Cersei Lannister, yaupon is a complicated villain. A native Texas holly, it’s grown out of control in the Piney Woods near Bastrop ever since the devastating fire of ...
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To become the first whiskey distillery in Austin since Prohibition, Still Austin Whiskey Co. had to fight against the architect of Prohibition himself. Long-dead Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas ...
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As the founders of Empresario, LLC (Texas’ first self-appointed “Spirits House”—sort of the Condé Nast of Texas booze brands), Dee and Gary Kelleher are at the helm of distilling, importing, ...
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Coffee had been in the blood of the Alvarado family for five generations, until Nicaragua decided it shouldn’t be. During the country’s Contra War in the 1980s, the government seized the ...
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After years spent perfecting his pickling, meat-curing and jam-making skills, Chef Jonathan Mayfield thought banging out a little flavored tonic water would be no sweat. He hardly even used the stuff ...

Some Texas wineries are expanding their repertoires to include sparkling wines. These winery owners and winemakers see Texas sparklers as a way to distinguish themselves in the increasingly crowded ...
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